Do not draw conclusions from this specific case because Kaiser in particular is very, very different.
You may be able to find similarly insane examples at other hospitals, but Kaiser is vertically integrated: generally Kaiser doctors send Kaiser-insured patients to Kaiser hospitals.
I am not sure how they reach their measure of a "price" here but it is entirely possible it's unusual and or different.
Again you can probably find something similar at non-Kaiser hospitals (Just for fun... check the Sutter system in NorCal - it's extremely expensive), but Kaiser is not the reason you should think this is insane.
You may be able to find similarly insane examples at other hospitals, but Kaiser is vertically integrated: generally Kaiser doctors send Kaiser-insured patients to Kaiser hospitals.
I am not sure how they reach their measure of a "price" here but it is entirely possible it's unusual and or different.
Again you can probably find something similar at non-Kaiser hospitals (Just for fun... check the Sutter system in NorCal - it's extremely expensive), but Kaiser is not the reason you should think this is insane.